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Barack and Michelle Obama highlight Harris and Trump’s wildly different visions for America

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Former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama capped off Tuesday’s events at the DNC, where they laid out differing visions of where America will go under a Harris or Trump presidency. 
The Inflation Reduction Act ensured that 135,000 North Carolinians were able to keep their health insurance, reduced the cost of insulin for nearly 57,000 North Carolina seniors, and incentivized manufacturers to invest in the state and create more clean energy jobs. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Two years in, the Inflation Reduction Act is lowering health care costs and creating a clean energy jobs boom in North Carolina

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The Inflation Reduction Act ensured that 135,000 North Carolinians were able to keep their health insurance, reduced the cost of insulin for nearly 57,000 North Carolina seniors, and incentivized manufacturers to invest in the state and create more clean energy jobs.
The White House estimates that these new prices will lead to around $6 billion in savings for the Medicare program in 2026. The new prices will be anywhere from 38% to 79% lower than the drugs’ list prices last year, saving seniors on Medicare an estimated $1.5 billion in out-of-pocket costs in 2026 alone. (Photo by: Jeffrey Greenberg/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Biden-Harris administration’s Medicare drug price negotiations secure $6 billion in savings for taxpayers

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The White House estimates that these new prices will lead to around $6 billion in savings for the Medicare program in 2026. The new prices will be anywhere from 38% to 79% lower than the drugs’ list prices last year, saving seniors on Medicare an estimated $1.5 billion in out-of-pocket costs in 2026 alone.
From Project 2025 and JD Vance all the way down to state lawmakers, a growing number of far-right Republicans are waging war on modern families. Whether it’s attacking child care programs, encouraging women to stay in abusive marriages, or making it harder for same-sex couples to adopt, the modern right is fighting to repeal the modern family. (Graphic by Francesca Daly)

Opinion: Republicans want to repeal the modern family

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From Project 2025 and JD Vance all the way down to state lawmakers, a growing number of far-right Republicans are waging war on modern families. Whether it’s attacking child care programs, encouraging women to stay in abusive marriages, or making it harder for same-sex couples to adopt, the modern right is fighting to repeal the modern family.